Sanitary hot water consumption patterns in commercial and industrial sectors in South Africa: Impact on heating system design

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 687-701

  Rankin, R ^a   Rousseau, P G ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Heating capacity; Hotel profile; Mine residences profile; Sanitary hot water consumption; Storage capacity; Twin peaks profile

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; SANITARY ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

HEATING SYSTEM DESIGN; HOTEL PROFILE; SANITARY HOT WATER CONSUMPTION; TWIN PEAKS PROFILE;

HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 29144514675     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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